Lego has done it again

Structure:

That is simply still the best on such a set. In 4 manuals with a total of 319 sites over 1,850 parts are used! Absolute record of Lego Technic. Earlier, the top position of the bulldozer with "only" 159 pages and nearly 1350 parts. CLEARLY DEFEATED!
For me, the construction lasted about 10 hours.
It's just still fascinating how complicated the whole. Who builds the set, it goes largely. Outsiders can only be amazed when you look in the interior.
During construction, one can understand almost everything, but sometimes you think: What is the scrap? However, it will after a few steps disabused and everything is super logical.
BUT: I had the problem that I have made some parts too tight, so that some gears have rotated even though they should not! So you should not have happened that you consider to leave everything a bit loose on page 25 in the first instruction, otherwise you can like me one hour in rumfuzzeln until it works again.

Rating: 4.5 / 5 for the error

Design and Realistic:

The model just looks great, once you get up the cabin is just not striking. Because the image can not keep up: D. The crane also looks good again, even if I found one thing weird, but it also has its purpose (you can fold the boom correctly), so you can not complain not. If one next to it represent a real truck, you could probably consider it an image. Well done Lego!

Rating: 5/5

Features:

A total of 93 gears manage all functions.

The car itself:

A V8 engine under the cab: If the 3rd axle driven (from the front)
The cab can be forward fold: by hand, but is a good thing
The Steering: Manual, as the SUV's above for a rotatable member. The front 2 axes move then, with the 1 continues to rotate as the second
Disappointment: The doors of the driver's cab can not be opened. Shame

The boom: raus and clean driving the boom: Electric
Turn by hand, just on a gear on the boom: Connecting to the ground

The crane: turning the crane: Electric
Moving the middle crane part: Electric
Moving the upper crane part: by electricity
Turning by hand to a gear at the top part of the crane: extending the upper crane part
Turn by hand on a gear: the winch

Overall, it brings this model to 10 functions. Record before the SUV with 9 and the Bulldozer with 6 functions.

Rating: 5/5

Matches:

The steering is precise and easy to use. I get along very well with her. When charging of parts you can control the crane very good.
Before I write a novel: gameplay is given in any case.

5/5

Conclusion:

The truck is a great model, it looks beautiful and has many features, some with power functions. For LEGO Technic fans a must in the collection, not recommended for construction muffle. Children who are too young to get into the age range should this set better not paid or otherwise get irgentwie, they were totally overwhelmed. My recommendation: Children older than 8 years can get it too, but having to much construction experience have with Lego.

Overall, makes a score of 4.875. Clearly 5 stars!